PCI Perspectives

The upcoming PCI SSC Asia-Pacific Community Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-12 November, features a dynamic agenda packed with expert speakers, thought-provoking keynotes, valuable networking opportunities, and the latest insights on payment security trends and best practices.

Welcome to the PCI Security Standards Council’s blog series, The AI Exchange: Innovators in Payment Security. This special, ongoing feature of our PCI Perspectives blog offers a resource for payment security industry stakeholders to exchange information about how they are adopting and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into their organizations.  

  This episode of Coffee with the Council is brought to you by our podcast sponsor, Clone Systems. Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I’m Alicia Malone, Director of Communications and Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. Today I’m excited to bring you a preview of our 2026 Europe Community Meeting Keynote Speaker, Ken Hughes. Ken is a leading consumer and cyber behavioralist known for his dynamic high-energy presentations and his ability to translate complex ideas about technology, behavior, and trust into powerful insights for global audiences. 

Registration is now open for the PCI Security Standards Council’s 2026 Community Meetings! Join payments industry professionals from around the world for inspiring keynotes, valuable networking opportunities, expert-led sessions, hands-on workshops, an expansive vendor showcase, and a special celebration marking 20 years of PCI SSC.

  Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I’m Alicia Malone, Director of Communications and Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. Today, I’m excited to bring you a preview of our 2026 Asia-Pacific Community Meeting keynote speaker, Dr. CJ Meadows. CJ is a globally recognized innovation and leadership expert whose work explores the intersection of emerging technology, creativity, and human behavior. She’s known for her dynamic, research-driven approach and her ability to translate complex ideas about AI, design, and transformation into practical insights for organizations around the world.  

The upcoming PCI SSC Europe Community Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, 20 – 22 October has a full agenda packed with exciting speakers, engaging keynotes, networking opportunities, updates on industry trends, and insights and strategies on best practices.

Welcome to the PCI Security Standards Council’s blog series, The AI Exchange: Innovators in Payment Security. This special, ongoing feature of our PCI Perspectives blog offers a resource for payment security industry stakeholders to exchange information about how they are adopting and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into their organizations.  

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has published a document which maps the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0.1 to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. With both organizations sharing the common goal to enhance data security, this document provides a resource for stakeholders to use in understanding how to align security efforts to meet objectives in both PCI DSS and the NIST CSF.  

Join us in Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 15-17 for the 2026 PCI SSC North America Community Meeting! The entire payment card industry is invited to come together as a community for important Council updates, insights on industry trends, strategies on best practices, engaging keynotes, and industry expert speakers.

  The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is pleased to welcome its newest team member, Ed O’Neill, Head of Business Operations and Risk Management. In this new role, Ed will be responsible for business operations, enterprise risk management, governance, compliance, and quality oversight.